“ Traffic signals are timed across city , county and Caltrans boundaries to allow for optimal travel times ,” Eric Carpenter , a spokesman for the Orange County Transportation Authority , told Honk in an email .
Stop - and - go traffic can be frustrating , time consuming and bad for air quality . Projects funded by OC Go , Orange County ’ s half - cent sales tax for transportation improvements , help synchronize traffic signals across the county to address these issues .
As part of a major effort to improve mobility along the SR - 91 corridor , OCTA , in partnership with Caltrans , is advancing work that will reduce congestion and enhance travel reliability for years to come .
SR - 55 is a vital north - south freeway that links central Orange County and beyond to the coastal region . More than 260 , 000 vehicles use this stretch of SR - 55 every day , and that number is expected to grow to nearly 275 , 000 vehicles by 2040 .
OCTA is constructing the I - 405 Improvement Project between SR - 73 and I - 605 , which will add one regular lane in each direction from Euclid Street to I - 605 , and an additional lane in the center of the freeway that will combine with the existing carpool lanes to form the 405 Express Lanes .
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“ Traffic signals are timed across city , county and Caltrans boundaries to allow for optimal travel times ,” Eric Carpenter , a spokesman for the Orange County Transportation Authority , told Honk in an email .
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In cooperation with Caltrans , OCTA is improving 16 miles of I - 405 between SR - 73 and I - 605 . The project will enhance mobility for different types of travel and includes 11 new bike lanes and sidewalks on bridges . The project will also construct the 405 Express Lanes from SR - 73 to I - 605 .
More than 60 express toll lane projects are now in operation in the United States , including in Atlanta , Seattle , and the suburbs of Washington , DC . And many more toll lanes are in the pipeline as states and major cities try to alleviate traffic congestion and improve their infrastructure .